December | 2014 | David Norcross

It’s Over California

December 17, 2014 by dnart

This past weekend the Carrack in Durham held its second annual Red Dot Fundraiser. I’ve mentioned the gallery before. In my opinion, it is the single most generous and awesome venue to exhibit in the Bull City. The Carrack is a zero commission gallery, which means that when an artist sells their work they receive 100% of the sales price. Most other galleries take anywhere from 30-50% of the sales price as their fee. To be able to operate, the […]

Categories: Acrylic on Wood, Art Shows, Durham • Tags: Acrylic on Wood, Carrack Modern Art, David Norcross Art, Durham, NC art

Owl Yeah Man

December 9, 2014 by dnart

A while ago I finished up another set of three bird paintings on 6-inch round birch panels. I started these pieces two nights before the Fall Foliage Festival back in October with the intent on taking them to the show. That plan was ambitious, seeing as how I also had other pieces to finish and still had to pack up all of my work. While I did make some good progress, I had to abort the plans so that I wouldn’t […]

Categories: Acrylic on Wood • Tags: abstract, Acrylic on Wood, bird painting, David Norcross Art, Durham

Not That Natural

December 5, 2014 by dnart

I recently completed two new paintings on basswood – you know the thin cut slice of tree trunk, traditionally used for “crafting.” The line separating arts from crafts has long been lost and a lot of really cool artists are using these to do some rad paintings. However, if you go to Blick’s website and read the product description you might not believe that. The neat thing about this product is that you really don’t know exactly what you’re going to get. […]

Categories: Acrylic on Wood • Tags: Acrylic on Wood, David Norcross Art, Durham art, NC art

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Monthly Archives: December 2014

It’s Over California

Owl Yeah Man

Not That Natural